Deuce McAllister and the Saints have reached an agreement that ensures he will stick around at least through training camp, according to a spokesperson for the tailback.

McAllister was due a $1 million roster bonus by today, after he and the team agreed to push back his bonus date last month. The team had asked McAllister to restructure his contract, which included a scheduled salary of $3.6 million, plus $1.1 million in bonuses.

Details of the arrangement are unknown, but it's likely that McAllister agreed to convert some of his salary into performance-based incentives. It's unknown if McAllister received all or part of his roster bonus.

Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis declined comment Monday, and McAllister was unavailable while traveling out of the country. But he conveyed through a spokesperson that he is "a New Orleans Saint for sure this season" and he is relieved that things have been resolved.

Now all that's left for the 29-year-old is to prove he can recover from surgery in September on both of his knees and still perform at the elite level that made him the Saints' all-time leading rusher with 5,678 yards.

When McAllister was last contacted in March, he had not yet begun full-speed running drills, but he expected to be full speed in time for training camp in late July, and possibly in time for the team's summer minicamp (usually around June 1). His spokesperson said he remains confident in his recovery timetable.

McAllister had surgery to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in late September. At the same time, he had a microfracture procedure on his right knee to clean up some of the damage left over from when he tore his right ACL in 2005.

He came back strong from that first ACL tear. He ran for 1,057 yards and scored 11 touchdowns in the 2006 regular season, never missing a game because of injury. Then in the second round of the playoffs against the Philadelphia Eagles, he rushed for 143 yards and scored two touchdowns.

McAllister signed an eight-year, $50.1 million contract with the Saints in 2005. With his salary scheduled to increase substantially next season and beyond, this likely won't be the last time his future in New Orleans is in question.